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CABLE RAILWAY.

Patented Mar. 9, 1886.

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JOHN J. SCHILLINGER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CA BLE RAILWAY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 337,623, dated March 9,1886.

Application led November 5, 1885. Serial No. 181,964. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN J SCHILLINGER,

a. citizen ofthe United States, residing at New York, in the county andState of New York, have invented new and useful lmprovemeuts in CableRailways, of which the following is a specication.

My invention relates to improvements in cable railways; andit consistsin certain novel features of const1'uction,whieh are fully pointed outin the following specification and claims, and illustrated in theaccompanying' able for the purpose, and through which extendslongitudinally the usual conduit, B, in which are located the cable andcable-bearing pulleys, which latter are omitted in the drawings.

C are the rails, of any usual construction. D D are the rail-supportingties, and E E the crown-plates, which are connected with thesupporting-ties, these plates forming theareh of the conduit. A narrowspace is left between their upper ends to allow the introduction of thegrip-bar.

Each rail-supporting tie D is constructed with a body or main portion ofshaped cross-section, formed by a flange or base, d, and a. deep rib,d,while the end to which the crown-plate is secured terminates in aplate,

d2, extending upwardly from the flange or base d, and having a curvaturecorresponding to the curvature of the crown plates F. The crown-platesare secured to these plates d2 by bolts e, or by any other suitablemeans. The opposite end of each of the ties D is suitably formed tosupport the rail, which is secured thereto by bolts in the usual manner.In the example shown in the drawings this outer end of the tieterminates in a trough-shaped support, d", which rises a sufficientheight above the base of the supporting-tie to bring the rail to theproper elevation, and to this trough or support the rail is secured bybolts c, or by other suitable means.

In constructing the road-bed the foundation A is built up, as shown,withthe longitudinal conduit B, after which the ties are aligned attheproper distance apart,and the crown-platesEaresecuredinsectionsintheirproperposition to the supporting-ties, withtheir lower ends abutting against the bed-foundation A. An upper layeror bed of cement, A', is then spread over the ties between thecrown-plates E and the rails C, which firmly elnbeds the ties in theirproper position, the latter being facilitated by the T-shapedcross-section of the ties. The rails are then secured to the supports d3of the ties, the latter being open at the ends for this purpose.

The pavingstones F of the driveway are laid so as to abut against bothouter ends of the supportingties, which assists in preventing lateralmotion.

The upper surface ofthe cement bed may be divided in squares, or inother shapes, to improve t-he appearance of the track, and also to givea foot-hold to draft-horses when crossing the road.

Owing to the necessity of having a central opening between the tracks incable roads, continuous ties between the rails are impossible, and theobject of this invention is to obtain a perfectly rigid road-bed, evenwithout the use of longitudinal sleepers, which object is accomplishedby the use of the crown-plates and rail-ties constructed as described.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a cable railway, the coinbination,with the rail-supporting ties DD, of the crownplates E E, connected with the rail-supporting ties,substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination, with the rail-supporting ties D D, having at theirinner adjacent ends the curved upwardly projecting plates d, of thearched crown-plates E E, secured to said curved plates, substantially asdescribed.

3. The road-bed for cable rai1Ways,cousist-ing In testimony whereof Ihave hereunto set my offoundatiolrbed A, the conduit B, the crownhandand 'seul in the'pieseuce of two subscribplatesE E, forming the arch ofthe conduit, ing witnesses.

t-he rails C, the ties D D, which are secured JOHN J. SCHILLINGER. I'L.s] 5 bo the crown-plates and the mils, and the up- Vitnesses:

per road-bed, A', substantially as shown and W'. HAUFF,

described.

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